So far, the tweet has 3,500 replies, more than 400 retweets and more than 800 likes.

The tweet refers to the deportation of 23-year-old Juan Manuel Montes.

Montes, who was in a program to shield people who came to the U.S. as young children, was detained by Border Patrol in February, according to the Associated Press.

This is not the first time King has caused controversy on Twitter.

Several Iowa leaders condemned King in March for tweeting support for far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders, implying that “our civilization” can’t be restored with “somebody else’s babies,” referring to Muslims, and warned of a liberal effort to break down western civilization.